French Solid Waste Partnership

How Can France Reduce its Emissions?

Lucia Lopez — 2026-10-26T18:12:27Z

Transitions 2050 – Choose Now, Take Action for the Climate

Prospective thinking on possible ambitious and varied pathways to achieving our climate targets by 2050

Four coherent technical, economic and social scenarios for a low carbon future: moderation, cooperation, technology and restoration.
Support local and national dialogue across stakeholder groups to define priority actions.
Beyond GHG reduction, the 2026 edition will include biodiversity, water, gas, digital tools, and AI dimensions.

– https://www.ademe.fr/les-futurs-en-transition/

From Open Dump to Green Park

Lucia Lopez — 2026-10-26T18:01:59Z

The Saida Landfill Rehabilitation

A 3-hectare coastal dumpsite rehabilitated.

Waste was extracted and transferred to a secure, monitored landfill with a comprehensive waterproofing system, now transformed and reused as a public park.

Wastes were studied & characterized.
Leachates were collected, transferred and treated.
Biogas was collected and treated.
700,000 tons of waste treated and secured.

– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFRcvbzMdQg

Standardising Packaging at National Level

Lucia Lopez — 2026-10-26T17:32:02Z

The Reuse Network RVR facilitates and coordinates a working group

Working group members are reuse operators actively involved in container collection and/or washing.

Nearly 40 participants.
Over 50 packaging references standardised the anti-waste and circular economy (AGEC) law.
Nearly 20 common references in the standards developed by Citeo, in REuse activation.
Mainstreaming of the Reuse pictogram.

– https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wIfYpmGjbrgFZISgtqTzBQQb_JD4p23_uGF5fbSWX10/edit?gid=264115827#gid=264115827

Bring Your Mug Day

Lucia Lopez — 2026-10-26T17:22:19Z

A national day inviting everyone to take a simple action to reduce takeaway waste

Mainstreaming reusable containers for all takeaway drinks.

September 2026 edition:
– 23 committed coffee shop chains.
– 375 partner retail locations.
– 3 participating countries (France, Belgium, Luxembourg).

– https://reseauvracetreemploi.org/actualites/article/bilan-bring-your-mug-day-2025-le-reflexe-cafe-reemployable-a-conquis-la-france

Refill & Reuse Month

Lucia Lopez — 2026-10-26T17:08:20Z

Nationwide awareness communication campaign

Engage citizens on reuse through a positive and celebratory approach.

140,000 views of the events map.
11+ million people reached on social media.
Ad campaign viewed by 2 million people.
65 press releases in March.
>2,400 events organized across France.

– https://reseauvracetreemploi.org/actualites/une-4e-edition-du-mois-du-vrac-et-du-reemploi-pleine-d-emotions

REuse Economy Expo

Lucia Lopez — 2026-10-26T15:10:02Z

Bringing together reuse economy stakeholders to strengthen collaboration and accelerate change.

Businesses, policymakers, and innovators to accelerate the transition to a circular economy.

6 sectors covered: electrical equipment & batteries, furniture & objects, construction & building, packaging, textile, and consulting & transition support.
2026 edition: 88 speeches and Masterclass to foster new ideas; +4000 professionals.

– https://reuseeconomyexpo.com/

Preventing plastic pollution through education

Lucia Lopez — 2026-10-14T14:44:20Z

“Plastics, Let's Act!”: a MOOC from information to action

Decoding the systemic plastics crisis to act more effectively:

Science-based overview of the stakes (health, ecosystems, society).
4 hours to get an overview of the plastics' crisis, state of scientific knowledge, key concepts, and practical steps to act and fund projects.
Key target audience: decision-makers, IFIs and development banks.

– https://mooc-campus.afd.fr/

WAGABOX®: Hybrid Biomethane Production

Lucia Lopez — 2026-10-14T14:31:07Z

Combined recovery of biogas from an engineered landfill and an anaerobic digester

VALTOM and Waga Energy are jointly operating Europe's first hybrid WAGABOX® unit:

On-site recovery of landfill gas and the Vernéa anaerobic digester.
Biomethane production fed to the gas grid.
A replicable model: 8 public-private partnerships in France, including the one with VALTOM.

– https://www.valtom63.fr/actualites/inauguration-de-la-wagabox-une-installation-unique-en-europe/

Cométha Innovation Partnership

Lucia Lopez — 2026-10-08T12:46:00Z

Co-treatment of wastewater sludge and household organic waste

How the innovation partnership works:

Several consortia are invited to tender for one innovation contract
Public buyers fund R&D and own the results
Patents developed and filed by the consortia are owned by the public buyers
Three phases: lab research, pilot unit, industrial rollout

– Cométha (cometha.fr)

High-efficiency landfill gas capture

Lucia Lopez — 2026-10-07T13:27:57Z

Monitoring and optimised management of engineered landfills

Improved management leads to > 90 % capture efficiency thanks to monitoring of fugitive emissions: mapping higher emission potential areas, field measurements using flow chambers, and back-modelling of emissions.

Eg. Engineered landfill in Brittany Previous (2020)/New (2023) Monitoring

Constant biogas production: 1.7 m3 CH4
CH4 leaks: 230 t / 74 t
Capture rate: 83% / 94%

– https://astee-tsm.fr/articles/tsm-4-3/